AS AM 71 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Immigration And Nationality Act Of 1965, Asian Americans, Culture Of Asia
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Usually divided into two waves : pre-1965 & post 1965. 1965 immigration act and naturalization act (hart cellar act) Did away with 1920"s era national quotas. Used to recruit technical professionals (doctors,specialists) from asia. Lured by contractors who would hire folk from asia. These people wanted to make some money and go home, Low pay, seasonal, temporary, the jobs that no american wants to do. Sour journeys we"re en between ages of 18 and 30. Brain draining: asian immigrants are trained for the low incoming job but then lose all that information to lose the information. Despite the long presence of asians in north america, and their complicated, diverse communities, asian american continued to be stereotypes by dominant society as. Perpetual foreigner (assume anybody that looks asian just landed in the us recently) Model minority (stereotype that there is something biological or essential that makes asians smart )
